First I cut the sides of a plastic sheet protector so that it folded open. I gave Kiddo some colored cellophane that I had cut into shapes. A better alternative would be to have the child cut out shapes, but that kind of focus was beyond Kiddo today.
Kiddo placed the shapes on the plastic. It seems so obvious now, but I had not thought of putting the cellophane on both sides of the plastic! As he did that I thought, "ooooh, color mixing! Excellent twist."Once Kiddo was done we taped it shut and hung it up in the window. It was pretty challenging to get a photo without the fire escape or child safety bars in the background!
Does anyone know of any picture books that are illustrated in a stained-glass style?
This is pretty neat. We are doing France next week, and I was contemplating stained glass for art. I'll still keep it in mind if I see colored cellophane somewhere.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I've seen lots of tissue paper versions of this, but I like your cellophane better. I know I've read at least one stained-glass children's book; I'll be back if I can remember what it was...
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